East Coast Odyssey

And we're off!

We've been cross-country, California Pacific Coast Highway, local, and now we're headed up the East Coast to embrace Mother Nature and connect with awesome women. 

Obligatory start-of-trip selfie

Joelle has flown into Charleston, SC from Dallas. Our plan is to meander up the East Coast, with a final destination in Delaware to inaugurate our friend's new beach house.

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. A ladder for loading the thingie on top.

We've gone quite modern with this 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan Wesfalia Campervan. Joelle found her on AirBnB. Our Mothership has air conditioning, and electric windows, and she can accelerate from 0–60 in less than 15 minutes. Oh, the luxury.

Here is the Mothership, in all her doors-open glory.

Scooter is all ready and buckled in.

This dog seriously loves his road trips.

Traveling with your best canine companion is enjoyable. They snuggle up to keep you warm in your sleeping bag, and you don't miss them or worry if they are being cared for properly back home. Pet travel does come with some restrictions, though. Since leaving them in the vehicle is rarely an option, we look for restaurants with outdoor seating. 

Bovines outside seating at dusk. Not a bad compromise for dog traveling.

Wanting to get a couple of hours of drive time under our belt, we head north up 17 to Murrells Inlet, SC for our first night's stay.

Thanks to Joelle for being photographer and navigator. Look! She let me drive on this trip.